Patents by Inventor Andeas Henn

Andeas Henn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Device and method for sensing the position of an edge of a product
    Patent number: 7115889
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for sensing the position of an edge of a stock being feed to a printing press is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a light source, utilizing the light source to illuminate with planar radiation a preselected area of the stock, and a preselected area adjacent to the stock, and further providing a retro-reflecting surface on at least a portion of the preselected area adjacent to the stock illuminated by the light source. According to a feature of the present invention, a measuring device is provided and utilized to measure radiation reflected by the retro-reflecting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Torsten Koker, Hans Butterfass, Wolfgang Dolz, Andeas Henn, Tobias Mueller
  • Device and method for sensing the position of an edge of a product
    Publication number: 20050017205
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method for sensing the position of an edge of a stock being feed to a printing press is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a light source, utilizing the light source to illuminate with planar radiation a preselected area of the stock, and a preselected area adjacent to the stock, and further providing a retro-reflecting surface on at least a portion of the preselected area adjacent to the stock illuminated by the light source. According to a feature of the present invention, a measuring device is provided and utilized to measure radiation reflected by the retro-reflecting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
    Inventors: Torsten Koker, Hans Butterfass, Wolfgang Dolz, Andeas Henn, Tobias Mueller